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Playak News Flash - May 31, 2017
The world's latest paddling headlines.

Photo of the Day- Nick Gottlieb Canoe Kayak - Standing up to take it all in in Mariscal Canyon on the Rio Grande in Big Bend National Park. YakAttack GearTrac Mounting Plates for the Old Town Predator PDL Kayak fishyaker.com - YakAttack GearTrac Mounting Plates for the Old Town Predator PDL Kayak. Meet Jane Paddler- Karen Figueroa, Hawaii and Florida Distressed Mullet - Where you were born and where you live now? I grew up landlocked in the small town of Bellingham, Massachusetts. Kraken Gear Track Upgrade Jackson Kayak - The kayak industry offers a wide variety of options for the consumer to choose from. You most likely have selected one of the most American brands in the bunch, Jackson Kayak. Semperit at Sea – 2 Inflatable Kayaks & Packrafts - With an inexpensive Sevylor barrel pump I was able to get the repaired Semperit up to a good pressure. Ten days passed while i finished my current project, during which time the boat lost no air that I could feel. The Long Way Back NRS Duct Tape Diaries - The South Fork of the Flathead River in northern Montana flows 40 miles through the Bob Marshall Wilderness like a river in a bygone era. It’s a land of soaring alpine peaks and gin-clear streams, but unlike other wilderness areas, it’s a stronghold for horse packing. Truck Life Tour 7- Facing Giants and Searching for New Ones Jackson Kayak - This week of truck Life Tour has been the most static of any week so far. But when I say static I mean we have slept in the same place all week, we have probably still clocked up another 500km of driving. The Find-1 – Tvb Short Series SUP International - The Vaz Brothers have a new video series out. The Find–documents the two brothers  travel throughout Indonesia highlighting a few epic spots. Dublin Bay SUP Classic - Battle for the Bay 2017 ASI - The 19-21st May 2017 saw the 11th Battle for The Bay and 6th Dublin Bay SUP Classic return to Clontarf as Irelands Largest Water Sports and Beach Festival hit Dollymount Strand, with over 40,000 people attending. A beginner’s guide to SUP surfing GrindTV - Before you paddle out, check out these helpful beginner tips for learning to SUP surf. This would help you to improve your SUP surfing better, so read it. There are tips on what sort of board one requires for SUP surfing and on catching waves. CKS Paddlefest SUP for the Soul - Happy Memorial Day. CKS Paddlefest is in the bag, and with it we have updates to the Tour Leaderboard. Porto & Matosinhos Wave Series SUP Race Report TotalSUP - The Porto & Matosinhos Wave Series 2017 is organized by Onda Pura with the support of the city councils of Porto and Matosinhos. It’s a series of boardsport events which take place from May 3th to September 3rd, which include a National Surfing Tour event, a National Longboarding Tour event, a National Technical SUP Race Tour event, a National College Bodyboarding Tour event, a National Junior Surfing Championship, a National Surfing, Bodyboarding and Skimming Championship, a Regional Surfing Tour event and a Regional Bodyboarding event. Fifteen Minutes in a Venetian Park René Seindal - The photos below are taken in fifteen minutes, walking about 200m. Tully Wins Bid to Host 2019 IRF World Rafting Championships International Rafting Federation - The International Rafting Federation is proud to announce that Australia has been selected to host the 2019 World Rafting Championships. Boardman River Clean Sweep with L.L. Bean ACA - In 2012, a dam failed while being dismantled and there was a huge flood on the Boardman River. After that the Boardman River Clean Sweep had to remove 90 docks, decks and other large debris that had been washed into the river.